Table 4 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted 

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  October 2016 September 2017p October 2017p September to October 2017 October 2016 to October 2017 September to October 2017 October 2016 to October 2017
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
All occupations 581,450 510,450 510,020 -430 -71,430 -0.1 -12.3
Management occupations 37,380 33,420 33,010 -410 -4,370 -1.2 -11.7
Senior management occupations 3,270 2,970 2,960 -10 -310 -0.3 -9.5
Specialized middle management occupations 13,240 11,670 11,460 -210 -1,780 -1.8 -13.4
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 12,500 11,730 11,610 -120 -890 -1.0 -7.1
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities 8,380 7,060 6,970 -90 -1,410 -1.3 -16.8
Business, finance and administration occupations 64,520 52,700 52,010 -690 -12,510 -1.3 -19.4
Professional occupations in business and finance 7,510 6,320 6,210 -110 -1,300 -1.7 -17.3
Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 26,950 22,440 22,160 -280 -4,790 -1.2 -17.8
Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 2,460 2,100 2,070 -30 -390 -1.4 -15.9
Office support occupations 18,550 15,020 14,780 -240 -3,770 -1.6 -20.3
Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 9,050 6,820 6,800 -20 -2,250 -0.3 -24.9
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 35,880 27,700 27,170 -530 -8,710 -1.9 -24.3
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 10,910 8,050 7,850 -200 -3,060 -2.5 -28.0
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 24,970 19,660 19,320 -340 -5,650 -1.7 -22.6
Health occupations 8,270 7,930 7,910 -20 -360 -0.3 -4.4
Professional occupations in nursing 830 760 760 0 -70 0.0 -8.4
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 630 630 640 10 10 1.6 1.6
Technical occupations in health 2,990 2,720 2,710 -10 -280 -0.4 -9.4
Assisting occupations in support of health services 3,820 3,820 3,800 -20 -20 -0.5 -0.5
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 43,830 47,270 46,010 -1,260 2,180 -2.7 5.0
Professional occupations in education services 12,160 13,120 11,480 -1,640 -680 -12.5 -5.6
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 5,590 5,140 5,190 50 -400 1.0 -7.2
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 9,400 10,080 10,110 30 710 0.3 7.6
Occupations in front-line public protection services 720 590 680 90 -40 15.3 -5.6
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations 15,960 18,340 18,550 210 2,590 1.1 16.2
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 8,990 8,800 8,610 -190 -380 -2.2 -4.2
Professional occupations in art and culture 1,810 1,830 1,740 -90 -70 -4.9 -3.9
Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 7,180 6,970 6,860 -110 -320 -1.6 -4.5
Sales and service occupations 88,950 79,360 79,630 270 -9,320 0.3 -10.5
Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 4,850 4,090 4,060 -30 -790 -0.7 -16.3
Service supervisors and specialized service occupations 16,780 15,240 15,270 30 -1,510 0.2 -9.0
Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade 12,570 11,250 11,400 150 -1,170 1.3 -9.3
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 23,550 20,720 20,670 -50 -2,880 -0.2 -12.2
Sales support occupations 8,260 7,620 7,630 10 -630 0.1 -7.6
Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 22,930 20,440 20,600 160 -2,330 0.8 -10.2
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 202,360 173,850 172,000 -1,850 -30,360 -1.1 -15.0
Industrial, electrical and construction trades 76,580 65,730 64,270 -1,460 -12,310 -2.2 -16.1
Maintenance and equipment operation trades 20,910 17,140 16,930 -210 -3,980 -1.2 -19.0
Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 10,780 9,510 9,790 280 -990 2.9 -9.2
Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 50,140 40,120 39,780 -340 -10,360 -0.8 -20.7
Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 43,950 41,340 41,240 -100 -2,710 -0.2 -6.2
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 40,840 35,360 35,350 -10 -5,490 0.0 -13.4
Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production 9,160 7,330 7,380 50 -1,780 0.7 -19.4
Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 16,230 14,510 14,310 -200 -1,920 -1.4 -11.8
Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers 15,450 13,520 13,660 140 -1,790 1.0 -11.6
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 47,380 42,400 46,600 4,200 -780 9.9 -1.6
Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 3,610 2,730 2,690 -40 -920 -1.5 -25.5
Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 13,200 11,630 11,790 160 -1,410 1.4 -10.7
Assemblers in manufacturing 7,620 7,910 11,640 3,730 4,020 47.2 52.8
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 22,940 20,130 20,480 350 -2,460 1.7 -10.7
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0043.
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